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Giant trevally are the hoodlums of the reef! They grow to over 100lb
and are renowned for breaking inferior quality rods, reels and terminal
tackle. Once hooked, the "GT" (as they are commonly known) will head for
the bottom or nearest structure to cut you off! Pound for pound they
are arguably the toughest fighting fish. The Great Barrier Reef and
Whitsunday Islands boast a healthy population of GT's. They are a
challenge to catch when using popping lures and metal jigs. Mix that
with shallow reefs and bommies where they are found and you have a real
fight to land these fish. Casting surface blooping poppers around
schools of fusiliers is a sure fire way of getting a spectacular
surface strike from these brutes of the reef. Although GT's are the
main target with the poppers, we can also hook spanish mackerel,
barracuda and coral trout. When the baitfish are deeper in the water
column we deploy large metal knife jigs which are a very successful
method of hooking GT's, spanish mackerel and coral trout. We have
released GT's over 40kg with even bigger ones hooked. The average size
is around 20kg which will still press the best anglers and gear.
 “Casting for GT’s is so exhilarating and it really is a must do for any angler. You’re actually hunting the fish and the way they strike the lure with such force is a real thrill.” Andrew Hart – 'Hook, Line and Sinker' TV host “Captain Ash froths on popping for GTs and jigging for Doggies as hard as any diehard topwater angler.” Ming, Sydney – 5 day liveaboard charter, Dec 2017 |
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